Yankees @ Indians
May 1, 1959

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Bottom 10 R H E
Yankees 2 7 0
Indians 1 4 1
Bottom 10 R H E
Yankees 2 7 0
Indians 4 5 1

Tito Francona Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .667
OBP .000 .500
At Bats 0 3
Hits 0 2
• Singles 0 2
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 4

Zach Monroe Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - May 1, 1959
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Home Run
Zach Monroe
Yogi Berra
Bill Skowron
Gil McDougald
Bobby Richardson
Jerry Lumpe
Elston Howard
Tony Kubek
Hank Bauer
Tito Francona
Billy Martin
Rocky Colavito

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 2 7 0 6
Cleveland Indians 4 5 1 1
Winning Pitcher Cal McLish
Losing Pitcher Bobby Shantz
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Tito Francona
Attendance 36,682
Time of Game 2 hours 22 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Tito Francona pinch hits for George Strickland. Francona hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Zach Monroe now pitching. Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe fields it and throws to second for the out. Colavito moves to third.
Bottom 10 Carroll Hardy pinch hits for Russ Nixon. Hardy bunts towards the mound. Shantz fields it and throws to third for the out. Colavito moves to second.
Bottom 10 Colavito takes first base on ball four. Minoso moves to second.
Bottom 10 Bobby Shantz now pitching. Hank Bauer now playing right field. Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 10 Throneberry strikes out.
Top 10 Kubek hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Richardson scores. Bauer moves to second.
Top 10 Hank Bauer pinch hits for Johnny Kucks. Bauer takes first base on ball four. Richardson moves to second.
Top 10 Richardson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 10 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. McLish scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lumpe for the out.
Top 10 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 9 Piersall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 McLish hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Colavito throws the ball in to Strickland who tags Berra trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Skowron scores.
Top 9 Skowron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Skowron reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Throneberry hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Leek is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Strickland hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Kubek. Strickland reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Martin bunts towards first. Skowron catches it and throws to second to double up Nixon.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Nixon moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bobby Richardson now playing third base. Johnny Kucks now pitching. Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Norm Siebern pinch hits for Art Ditmar. Siebern strikes out. Nixon drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Siebern out.
Top 8 Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Andy Carey. Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with McLish covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Colavito strikes out.
Bottom 7 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Ditmar, and towards Lumpe, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McLish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Leek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 McDougald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kubek hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Strickland hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Martin hits a popup towards short. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Nixon hits a line drive into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Ditmar hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Minoso hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 McLish hits a line drive into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Leek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McDougald strikes out.
Top 3 Throneberry strikes out.
Top 3 Kubek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Kubek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with McLish covering, for the out.
Top 1 Skowron takes first base on ball four. McDougald moves to second.
Top 1 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland misplays the ball. That's an error on Strickland.
Top 1 Throneberry is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.